Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Sir Jim Walker of Walker’s Shortbread to be laid to rest in Moray
Sir Jim Walker, who dedicated more than six decades of his life to Walker’s Shortbread, is being laid to rest in Moray.
James, known as Jim, passed away aged 80 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Sunday, December 15.
His funeral will take place at Aberlour Parish Church on Thursday, January 9 at 1pm.
Read more in the P&J.
Snow warning closes schools in North-east Scotland
Snow and ice has closed schools across North-east Scotland on the first day back for pupils after the festive break.
More than 70 schools in Aberdeenshire and several in Moray have been hit by overnight snowfall and poor road conditions.
Yellow weather warnings are in place in the central belt, south and North-east until 12:00, with another warning along the west coast until 11:00.
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Jeff Bezos takes on Elon Musk in UK broadband battle
The competition between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the billionaire technology tycoons, is set to intensify after Amazon signalled it could start a satellite-based high-speed broadband service in the UK as early as this year.
The move by Amazon, which was disclosed in filings by the American tech company with Ofcom, Britain’s communications regulator, would help Bezos make up ground against Musk’s Starlink service, which started launching satellites in 2019 and now has more than 6,700 in orbit.
Amazon’s rival broadband venture, called Project Kuiper, has yet to send up operational satellites, having so far only launched prototypes. It eventually hopes to have more than 3,000 in low-earth orbit.
Nick Clegg leaves Meta ahead of Trump's return as US president
Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg is to step down from his current job as president of global affairs at social media giant Meta.
In a post on Meta's Facebook on Thursday, Sir Nick, a former leader of the Liberal Democrats, said he was departing the company after nearly seven years.
He will be replaced by his current deputy and Republican Joel Kaplan, who previously served as deputy chief of staff in the White House during President George W Bush's administration, and is known for handling the company's relations with Republicans.